Event · STEM & discovery

Saturday STEM Seminar: Can we cure DIPG? (Monika Yadav, Children's Mercy Research Institute)

When

Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM–10:00 AMSaturday, October 24, 9-10 a.m.

Where

Regnier Extreme Screen at Union Station30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Geared toward grades 7-12 but also open to the public

Cost

General Admission: Free; registration required, walk-ups welcome

Organizer

Science City at Union Station

Science City's Saturday STEM Seminars bring local STEM professionals to present hot topics in science, technology, engineering and math plus highlights of their education and career paths, followed by a 15-minute Q&A. In this seminar Dr. Monika Yadav, a postdoctoral fellow at the Children's Mercy Research Institute, introduces students to the biology of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a challenging pediatric brain tumor, and emerging treatments such as targeted therapies, immunotherapies and CAR T-cell therapy. Held inside Union Station's Regnier Extreme Screen Theatre (capacity 300).